different between seminiferous vs adluminal

seminiferous

English

Etymology

From (the stem of) Latin s?men (semen) + -iferous.

Adjective

seminiferous (comparative more seminiferous, superlative most seminiferous)

  1. (botany) producing seed
  2. (anatomy) conveying, containing, bearing, or producing semen or seminal fluid

Derived terms

  • seminiferous tubule

Translations

seminiferous From the web:



adluminal

English

Etymology

ad- +? luminal

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æd?lum?n?l/

Adjective

adluminal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Near or toward the lumen of a seminiferous tubule.
    • 2004, William O. Reece, Functional Anatomy and Physiology of Domestic Animals [1], ?ISBN, page 380:
      Spermatozoa move to the epididymis by the flow of fluid into the lumen of the seminiferous tubules from the adluminal spaces.

Antonyms

  • abluminal

Translations


Portuguese

Adjective

adluminal m or f (plural adluminais, comparable)

  1. (anatomy) adluminal (near or toward the lumen of a seminiferous tubule)

adluminal From the web:

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